Teen King and Queen Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo guested live on ABS-CBN's Buzz ng Bayanon Sunday, March 2. The two revealed things they have learned from almost eight months of working in the teleserye Got to Believe.

Kathryn Bernardo also talked about her upcoming debut on March 29. Daniel Padilla said that he will be her escort. Meanwhile, the two thanked all the fans of Got to Believe, which is now on its last week.

Host Boy Abunda started the interview with the question "Are you together, yes or no?" Find out how they answered this question in the video below (Kathryn and Daniel on Buzz ng Bayan Interview - March 2):

Posted on February 23, 2014 | 6:33 PM

ABS-CBN's Buzz ng Bayan aired an investigative report on February 23 about Roxanne Cabañero y Acosta and the new rape case she filed against comedian Vhong Navarro. Buzz ng Bayan presented Roxanne's sworn affidavit vis-à-vis statements and evidences that will support or falsify Roxanne's claims.

After presenting Roxanne Cabanero's background according to the people she has worked with in the past and her interview with Doris Bigornia of ABS-CBN News, Buzz ng Bayan dug deeper into the issue with its own investigation from where Vhong Navarro first met Roxanne Cabanero up to the whereabouts of the It's Showtime host at the time Roxanne claims she was raped.

In an interview with Astoria Plaza Hotel's project director Ric Valenzuela, it was revealed that Roxanne Cabanero nor the Slimmer's World Miss Bikini Philippines 2010 candidates were not checked in on the said hotel, contrary to what Roxanne said in her affidavit.

Pets were also not allowed in the said hotel according to Valenzuela, so there's a question on Roxanne's claim that her co-candidate, who was with a pet dog at the time, saw her coming out of Vhong's car after the rape incident.

Buzz ng Bayan host Boy Abunda also interviewed Gwen Villanueva, manager of Island Cove Hotel and Leisure Park where Vice Ganda's April 24, 2010 concert was held. Villanueva confirmed that the concert started late and she said that she saw Vhong Navarro performed and stayed until the end of the show.

The balanced reporting of Buzz ng Bayan was lauded by netizens, who were enlightened about this new rape case filed by Roxanne against Vhong. Some netizens also expressed their disgust on Roxanne Cabanero, who according to them was lying based on the evidences presented.

In an interview with ABS-CBN News,Roxanne Cabanero challenged Vhong to prove where he was on the night she was allegedly rape before she respond to new developments on the case.

Posted on February 17, 2014 | 6:43 PM

The finale episode of Nash Aguas and Alexa Ilacad's Wansapanataym special registered 31.3% TV ratings nationwide, making it the most-watched program last weekend followed by Bet on Your Baby and MMK starring Xian Lim and Bangs Garcia. Meanwhile, Buzz ng Bayan has proven that it's the only showbiz talk authority by beating Startalk by another wide margin (10.5% vs 4.8%).

Here are the Top 20 programs and comparative TV ratings of ABS-CBN, GMA-7 and TV-5 among Total Philippines (Urban + Rural) on February 15-16, 2014 according to Kantar Media:

Posted on February 16, 2014 | 5:46 PM

When asked if there will be a wedding to expect from them soon, Luis Manzano said that it might not happen this year but probably in 2015. This was also what he told 'ninang' Kris Aquino in an interview with her morning show Kris TV.
"Malapit na. Tatawagin ka naming ninang. Maybe in the near future," Luis said when asked by Kris when is the wedding. Luis added: "Maybe a year, maybe a year and a half."

Angel Locsin and Luis Manzano recently rekindled their relationship and were seen very sweet in Dubai, when both of them became part of the staging of the ABS-CBN musical variety show in the Middle East late January. In fact, the two were plane seat mates on their return trip to Manila.

In Angel Locsin's interview with Kris TV back then, she said that they were still patching things up. Angel , however, admitted that she and Luis are officially dating.

Atty. Raymond Fortun has tendered his resignation as spokesman for Cedric Lee who was among those implicated in the beating of Vhong Navarro last January 22 in a condo in Taguig. Watch video here.

The statement, which was sent to Lee care of his lawyer Atty. Howard Calleja, was also handed to ABS-CBN's Buzz ng Bayan on Sunday (February 16). Below is the full statement of Fortun:

Dear Cedric,

I had been engaged as your spokesman with the objective of being the media’s contact person in all legal as well as factual issues as may be consistent with the thrust of your legal counsels. In this regard, I had faithfully complied with this mandate for the past 12 days, even at peril to my own reputation as a lawyer.

Together with this mandate was an agreement that no statements shall by anybody from your group without the consent/approval of your counsels and/or spokesman. This has been breached last night.

My personal desire to help you notwithstanding the adverse publicity that you have been receiving is precisely to educate the public on the need to temper their emotions in light of your Constitutional rights to due process, to counsel of your choice, to present a valid and lawful defense, and to confront your accusers in the proper legal setting.

The past several days had made me realize that this country is NOT YET READY to accept these legal concepts, to which I squarely lay the blame on inaccurate reportage and the unprofessional actions of certain law enforcement agencies. That being the case and for the earlier reason mentioned, and in light of my inability to perform the functions for which I was hired, I regret that I must resign as your spokesman effective immediately.

Nonetheless, and in light of the lessons I have learned during my short stint as your spokesman, I will henceforth be devoting some of my time to: (i) ask congressmen to enact legislation so that ALL PERSONS who MAY be facing criminal prosecution be duly informed of their rights (e.g. to remain silent, to the presence of a lawyer etc.) before they are interviewed by TV networks.

People accused of crimes also have rights which need to be protected against media frenzy and unfair pre-judgments; and (ii) ask the Supreme Court to resolve the issues in respect of the Constitutionality of the Anti-Cybercrime Law, in order to address the matter of cyber-libels against Filipino citizens. People do have the right to express their opinions about issues, but such freedom does not grant a license to bully, hurl invectives or otherwise destroy one’s reputation without factual basis.

Atty Raymond Fortun has resigned as Cedric Lee's spokesman as of Sunday, February 16. This came after the CCTV footage showing Cedric Lee kissing Deniece Cornejo was released to the media.

In a letter addressed to Cedric Lee care of his lawyer Atty. Howard Calleja which was also handed to ABS-CBN's Buzz ng Bayan, Fortun said that he will no longer be Cedric Lee's spokesperson effective immediately. READ THE FULL STATEMENT HERE.

Atty. Fortun expressed his disappointment on Lee's camp, who gave interviews with the media without the consent of his legal counsel and spokespersons. The lawyer recently came into the defense of Cedric when the kissing video came out (read more about this here).

In a message sent by Cedric Lee to some members of the press, he admitted that he kissed Deniece Cornejo, not in the neck but in the cheeks, to comfort her. He added that it was normal for them to kiss like that since they're friends and what happened that night was just 'harutan' or playful kiss between him and Cornejo.

Cedric Lee also insisted that he has no romantic relationship with Deniece, saying that a girl like Deniece who has a somewhat chubby body was not his type (read more here).

Meanwhile, Deniece Cornejo on her part said that the kiss was nothing but an innocent gesture and it's just a manner of thanking Cedric Lee and other friends who helped her clean up the condo unit where the mauling incident happened.

It can be recalled that Atty. Raymond Fortun said on his Facebook page that he enjoys handling the toughest cases and that he saw Cedric Lee as an underdog and was 'demonized' by the media.

"Cedric Lee is, in my eyes, an underdog. Justice must be served but it must not be in accordance with the conductor's beat of someone along Panay Avenue. So I contribute my voice into this dispute not to twist the truth but to make sense of the madness," he said then.

As of this posting, the post of Atty. Fortun about Cedric Lee and the replies he made about the recent piece of evidence have been deleted on his Facebook page. However, in the letter addressed to Cedric Lee, Atty. Fortun wished him all the best in the case, adding that justice should prevail.

Posted on February 9, 2014 | 9:58 PM

Comedian-host Vhong Navarro asked for forgiveness from his girlfriend of six years, Tanya Winona Bautista, after his "unfaithfulness" following the incident that happened between him and model Deniece Cornejo.

Posted on February 4, 2014 | 6:17 PM

The grand finals of That's My Tomboy registered 21.2% nationwide, the highest rating of It's Showtime in recent memory. The ABS-CBN program beat rival Eat Bulaga by a difference close to 10% which proved that It's Showtime is the most-watched noontime show in the country.

Meanwhile, Buzz ng Bayan once again beat Startalk with a very wide margin. The nation watched Buzz ng Bayan's comprehensive coverage of the Vhong Navarro case more than Startalk's exclusive interview with Deniece Cornejo (watch it here).

Here are the Top 20 programs and comparative TV ratings of ABS-CBN, GMA-7 and TV-5 among Total Philippines (Urban + Rural) on February 1-2, 2014 according to Kantar Media:

Posted on February 3, 2014 | 11:48 AM

The King and Queen of Talk, Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino are reunited for a nightly dose of hot topics in new ABS-CBN talk show Aquino & Abunda Tonight.

Kris Aquino and Boy Abunda reunites for Aquino and Abunda Tonight

The new show of Boy and Kris was announced at the recent ABS-CBN trade event. According to reports, this new show of Kris and Boy's tandem will tackle different topics worthy of discussion and will air only for 15 minutes.

Aquino and Abunda started as hosts of GMA-7's Startalk before they transferred to ABS-CBN and eventually host the network's own showbiz-oriented talk show The Buzz. They also hosted daily morning talk show Boy and Kris in 2008. The following year, the Aquino and Abunda tandem returned with the primetime entertainment news program SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon.

After about 4 years, the Boy and Kris duo will return on primetime television with Aquino & Abunda Tonight. The show is included in the contract of Kris Aquino when she renewed ties with ABS-CBN last month.

Kris Aquino is currently hosting the morning show Kris TV while Boy Abunda has Buzz ng Bayan and The Bottomline. It is not clear though whether Boy will leave the late night news cast Bandila and his trending segment Ikaw Na! to focus on his show with Kris.

Aquino & Abunda Tonight premieres Monday, February 10 after The Legal Wife and before The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition Doubles.

Posted on January 30, 2014 | 7:27 PM

ABS-CBN primetime TV programs were the top five most watched programs nationwide last Monday (January 27) when competition launched its new programs, according to the data of Kantar Media.

ABS-CBN ruled primetime with its timely drama on honesty and kindness, “Honesto,” leading the pack with its all-time high national TV rating of 33.3% or more than twice the viewership of GMA’s “Adarna” that rated 14.9% only.

“TV Patrol” became the second most-watched TV program nationwide as viewers tuned in for the latest news, including the latest updates on the controversial Vhong Navarro mauling incident. It registered a national TV rating of 33.1%, beating its competition “24 Oras” (14.8%).

“Got To Believe” placed third with 29.8% national TV rating, whereas its new competition, “Carmela,” only scored 14.4%. Following “Got To Believe” in the list was “Annaliza” that remained undisputed with 23.7% national TV rating or 14 points higher than the 9.6% pilot rating of “Paraiso Ko’y Ikaw.”

Meanwhile, ABS-CBN’s newest family drama series “The Legal Wife” starring Angel Locsin, Maja Salvador, JC de Vera and Jericho Rosales was the fifth most-watched TV program with a 21% national TV rating versus its rival show “Rhodora X” (11%).

Hit Koreanovela series “When A Man Falls In Love” continued to grip viewers on its finale week as it won with 9.4% national TV rating, beating GMA’s “A 100-Year Legacy,” which only got 6.8%.

On the other hand, ABS-CBN’s trending entertainment talk show “Buzz ng Bayan” zoomed to the top of Sunday’s (January 26) most-watched TV shows and hit a whopping 20.5% national TV rating that left its new competition behind. The episode that featured Boy Abunda’s premium exclusive interview with Vhong was the no. 1 overall Sunday TV program, tied with Kapamilya sitcom “Home Sweetie Home.”

Kantar Media uses a nationwide panel size of 2,609 urban and rural homes that represent 100% of the total Philippine TV viewing population.

Posted on January 29, 2014 | 11:06 AM

Model Deniece Cornejo reportedly performed oral sex on Vhong Navarro during their first meeting in her condominium unit in Taguig on January 17. This was revealed on the affidavit submitted by Vhong to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

According to the NBI's preliminary investigation report acquired by ABS-CBN News on Tuesday, Vhong and Denice met at a shoe store two years ago and they exchanged contact details. The said communication was stopped and rekindled only two months ago through Facebook and Viber.

The report added that their recent communication ended up in a meet up at Denice's condo unit in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. After consuming a bottle of white wine, the report said that they "made out" which led to Deniece Cornejo using her mouth to give him pleasure.

After the incident, Vhong left the place and Deniece sent him a text message 'BAD BOY KA' to which he replied, 'SORRY TALAGA,' as what Vhong recalled in his Buzz ng Bayan interview on Sunday.

The report also said that Deniece continued communicating with Vhong after what happened on January 17 and the two agreed to meet up again on January 22, the day when Vhong was mauled by the group of Cedric Lee inside Deniece's condo.

Posted on January 26, 2014 | 7:51 PM

Here's the full transcript of Vhong Navarro's exclusive tell-all interview with Boy Abunda on Buzz ng Bayan Sunday, January 26 2014. In the said interview, Vhong detailed what really happened (according to him) on the night of January 22. He also denied allegations that he is a rapist.